Two men were charged today in the June stabbing death a 22-year-old man near the Perth Amboy waterfront.

Fulgencio G. Monasterio, 45, of Carteret, and Bernaldo Martinez, 53, of Perth Amboy, were charged with the murder of Jesus Ramirez, who was stabbed behind a warehouse at 500 High St.

Both men had been in custody since the day after the slaying on charges they lied to investigators, but the murder charges were filed today. No motive for the killing was provided.

Police were called June 22 to investigate a reported stabbing behind a Perth Amboy warehouse and found blood at the scene. About 30 minutes later, city firefighters searching the Arthur Kill found Ramirez' body wedged under a pier, about 20 yards from where he was stabbed. Ramirez's last known residence was in New Brunswick, authorities said.

An autopsy determined Ramirez died from multiple stab wounds.

The murder charges announced today were based on by statements of witnesses, the results of DNA analysis, and the results of a police investigation, authorities said..

Monasterio and Martinez are being held on $750,000 bail each at the Middlesex County jail in North Brunswick.

Authorities ask that anyone with information about this murder call Investigator Scott Crocco of the prosecutor's office at (732) 745-4471.